The federal BLS released the QCEW for all states yesterday
finally allowing for comparison of Wisconsin’s job trends to other states in
this data. The data shows that in 2011, Wisconsin’s job performance was at the
back of states. Wisconsin posted poor performance both in job creation, where
we ranked 42nd, and in wage trends, where our performance was 44th in the
nation. Wisconsin’s jobs and wage
performance was worst of all states in the region. From the QCEW data:

WI gained 19,551 jobs from the fourth quarter of 2010 to the
fourth quarter of 2011.

WI’s rate of job growth was slowest among all states in the Midwest.
Only Missouri, Idaho, Maine, New Jersey, Delaware, Mississippi, Alabama, Rhode
Island and New Mexico posted worse job trends.WI’s rate of job growth was slowest among all states in the Midwest.
Only Missouri, Idaho, Maine, New Jersey, Delaware, Mississippi, Alabama, Rhode
Island and New Mexico posted worse job trends.WI’s rate of job growth was slowest among all states in the Midwest.
Only Missouri, Idaho, Maine, New Jersey, Delaware, Mississippi, Alabama, Rhode
Island and New Mexico posted worse job trends.

So really, this is the bottom line:

WI’s rate of job growth, 0.73 percent, was the 42nd slowest
performance of all states and Washington DCWI’s wage data also shows weakness, with average weekly wages
down 2.4 percent from the fourth quarter of 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2011.

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